Muscular weakness represents the main limiting factor of walk, functional independence and quality of life of myelopathy patients associated to HTLV-1

ABSTRACT HTLV-1-associated myelopathy is a progressive disabling disease associated with gait abnormalities. Objective To identify and quantify the main muscles affected by weakness and spasticity, their impact on gait, functional capacity and on quality of life of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy pati...

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Main Authors: Renata Costa Caiafa, Marco Orsini, Lilian R. Felicio, Marzia Puccioni-Sohler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2016-04-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016000400003&lng=en&tlng=en